OCEAN CITY — The Eastern World Series softball tournament will return next summer to the Lower Shore as part of the continued partnership between the Town of Ocean City and Worcester and Wicomico counties.The United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) announced last week the Eastern World Series will return to the Lower Shore in 2016,… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — One week after Worcester County agreed to explore how Ocean City arrives at its tax differential request totals, at least one Ocean City elected official believes the resort should begin preparing for a potential legal battle over the long-standing issue.Last week, the Worcester County Commissioners agreed to fund a review of Ocean… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The town’s amusement overlay district will be expanding despite a last-ditch effort by a downtown property owner to have one of the parcels proposed for inclusion left out.The Mayor and Council on Monday approved on second reading an ordinance amending the amusement overlay district, which allows certain uses not permitted in other… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The Eastern World Series softball tournament will return next summer to the Lower Shore as part of the continued partnership between the Town of Ocean City and Worcester and Wicomico counties.The United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) announced last week the Eastern World Series will return to the Lower Shore in 2016,… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City Recreation and Parks officials were generally pleased with the look of some potential playground structures for the beach, but concerns about the cost of maintaining them continue to be an issue.On Tuesday, the Recreation and Parks Committee viewed some of the potential playground structures for the beach at North Division… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials got their first look this week at a proposed fencing alternative in the median along a section of Coastal Highway, and while they generally liked the option aesthetically, they voiced concern about the open fence’s ability to deter pedestrians from crossing mid-block.The Ocean City Transportation Committee on Tuesday met with… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The Town of Ocean City this week filed a motion to dismiss the amended federal lawsuit filed against it and other named defendants, pointing out several apparent flaws and blasting holes in the buskers’ pro se case.In November, eight Ocean City Boardwalk street performers, led by Tony Christ, filed suit in U.S…. Read more »
OCEAN CITY — An Ocean City-based fishing crew spent a harrowing night offshore after breaking down last weekend, but the incident had a happy ending when a Coast Guard search plane spotted the vessel and sent help nearly 24 hours later.Around 5:45 a.m. last Friday, Captain Chase Eberle and the crew of three on the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The next potential evolution of the Ocean Bowl Skate Park was debated this week with some pushing for an enhanced and expanded facility and others urging a less is more approach.The Ocean City Recreation and Parks Committee this week began tentative discussions about future improvements to the Ocean Bowl Skate Park on… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — An Ocean City-based fishing crew spent a harrowing night offshore after breaking down last weekend, but the incident had a happy ending when a Coast Guard search plane spotted the vessel and sent help nearly 24 hours later.Around 5:45 a.m. last Friday, Captain Chase Eberle and the crew of three on the… Read more »